MODULE 1 ■ Social analysis of the coast
Student notes 1 ■ Guidance for reading of the recommended texts and questions pointing to important issues in the literature General remark: It is important, when reading the texts, always to ask the following questions: 1 What is the main message the author(s) of the text intend to convey? 2 How can this be related to the topic of this section? 3 How can this be related to the course theme? 4 Do I really understand the main points, concepts, arguments etc.? 5 Do I agree with the text? Are there general or specific points I disagree with? On what scientific grounds? 6 Does the text contribute to my understanding of the topic of the session, and of the general course theme? For the text by Visser (2004): 1 What are three preconditions for integrating social and natural sciences distinguished by the author? 2 What are the four characteristics of a transdisciplinary approach discussed by the author? 3 What differences are there between interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches? 4 In what ways can academic disciplines or government sectors be a hindrance to integrative approaches? And approaches based on zoning and territorialization? 5 What criticism does the author raise against concepts like ‘participation’, ‘stakeholders’, and ‘co-management’? For the text by Van Helden (2004): 1 How are protected areas often established in a disciplinary approach, according to the author? For what moral and practical reasons is the author critical of this? 2 Mention two characteristics of ‘new’ conservation. 3 Why is, according to the author, cooperation between marine ecologists and social scientists not always easy? 4 What does the Milne Bay case illustrate about the role of social and economic factors in the development of marine protected areas? 5 What is problematic about management measures through a closed season? 6 What does the author mean by ‘data-less’ and ‘map-less’ conservation intervention? How does this relate to the problem of scale and the different ways these are dealt with in natural science and social science?
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